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[ Linux Command Manual](#) The Linux `dircolors` command is used to set the colors used by the `ls` command when displaying directories or files. `dircolors` can set the `LS_COLORS` environment variable based on a or display the shell command to set the `LS_COLORS` environment variable. ### Syntax dircolors or dircolors **Parameter Description**: * -b or --sh or --bourne-shell Display the shell command to set `LS_COLORS` to the current default in Bourne shell. * -c or --csh or --c-shell Display the shell command to set `LS_COLORS` to the current default in C shell. * -p or --print-database Display the default settings. * --help Display help. * --version Display version information. ### Example Display default values # dircolors -p //Display default values# Configuration file for dircolors, a utility to help you set the# LS_COLORS environment variable used by GNU ls with the --color option.# Copyright (C) 1996, 1999-2008# Free Software Foundation, Inc.# Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,# are permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.# The keywords COLOR, OPTIONS, and EIGHTBIT (honored by the# slackware version of dircolors) are recognized but ignored.# Below, there should be one TERM entry for each termtype that is colorizable TERM Eterm TERM ansi TERM color-xterm TERM con132x25 TERM con132x30 TERM con132x43 TERM con132x60 TERM con80x25 TERM con80x28 TERM xterm-debian # Below are the color init strings for the basic file types. A color init# string consists of one or more of the following numeric codes:# Attribute codes:# 00=none 01=bold 04=underscore 05=blink 07=reverse 08=concealed# Text color codes:# 30=black 31=red 32=green 33=yellow 34=blue 35=magenta 36=cyan 37=white# Background color codes:# 40=black 41=red 42=green 43=yellow 44=blue 45=magenta 46=cyan 47=white#NORMAL 00 # no color code at all#FILE 00 # regular file: use no color at all RESET 0 # reset to “normal“ color DIR 01;34 # directory LINK 01;36 # symbolic link. (If you set this to 'target' instead of a# numerical value, the color is as for the file pointed to.) HARDLINK 44;37 # regular file with more than one link FIFO 40;33 # pipe SOCK 01;35 # socket DOOR 01;35 # door BLK 40;33;01 # block device driver CHR 40;33;01 # character device driver ORPHAN 40;31;01 # symlink to nonexistent file, or non-stat'able file SETUID 37;41 # file that is setuid (u+s) SETGID 30;43 # file that is setgid (g+s) CAPABILITY 30;41 # file with capability STICKY_OTHER_WRITABLE 30;42 # dir that is sticky and other-writable (+t,o+w) OTHER_WRITABLE 34;42 # dir that is other-writable (o+w) and not sticky STICKY 37;44 # dir with the sticky bit set (+t) and not other-writable# This is for files with execute permission: EXEC 01;32# List any file extensions like '.gz' or '.tar' that you would like ls# to colorize below. Put the extension, a space, and the color init string.# (and any comments you want to add after a '#')# If you use DOS-style suffixes, you may want to uncomment the following:#.cmd 01;32 # executables (bright green)#.exe 01;32#.com 01;32#.btm 01;32#.bat 01;32# Or if you want to colorize scripts even if they do not have the# executable bit actually set.#.sh 01;32#.csh 01;32# archives or compressed (bright red).tar 01;31.pcx 01;35.mov 01;35.mpg 01;35.mpeg 01;35.m2v 01;35.mkv 01;35.ogm 01;35.mp4 01;35.m4v 01;35.mp4v 01;35.vob 01;35.qt 01;35.nuv 01;35.wmv 01;35.asf 01;35.rm 01;35.rmvb 01;35.flc 01;35.avi 01;35.fli 01;35.flv 01;35.gl 01;35.dl 01;35.xcf 01;35.xwd 01;35.yuv 01;35# http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions.axv 01;35.anx 01;35.ogv 01;35.ogx 01;35# audio formats.aac 00;36.au 00;36.flac 00;36.mid 00;36.midi 00;36.mka 00;36.mp3 00;36.mpc 00;36.ogg 00;36.ra 00;36.wav 00;36# http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions.axa 00;36.oga 00;36.spx 00;36.xspf 00;36 [ Linux Command Manual](#)